British Powerboat Racers this weekend (2/3 July) head to Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire for the third Grand Prix of the 2016 season. 40 of Britain’s top Powerboat racers from all over the United Kingdom are set to kick it up a gear for rounds five and six of the RYA Powerboat GP British Championship. …
This weekend (28/29 May) saw the Jelf Racing Powerboat Team head to the second round of the Powerboat GP RYA British Championship as they competed in the Lancashire Grand Prix at St Helens. 15 year old Ben Jelf took a break from revising for his GCSEs as he continued his domination in the GT30 class…
The second round of the RYA Powerboat GP British Championships descends on Carr Mill Dam, St Helens over the Bank Holiday weekend (28/29 May) for the Lancashire Grand Prix. Over the course of the weekend 5 classes, ranging from the junior categories with racers as young as 9 years old up to the thrilling 120…
The Kent based Powerboat Racing Team Jelf Racing are primed to continue their battle in the 2016 Powerboat GP British RYA Championship over the May Bank Holiday (28/29 May) as the series heads to St Helens for the Lancashire Grand Prix. The Jelf Racing Team already lead the way in two of the seven Powerboat…
Poole powerboat instructor Arran Scott (30) this weekend (14/15 May) heads to Scarborough for the opening round of the P1 SuperStock Powerboat Championship. Scott has been racing boats for several years and heading into his third year in the Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship is looking to get the season off to a flying start. The…
Maidstone’s Ben Jelf (15) was yesterday awarded the RYA Eastern Regional Youth Champion Award for 2015 in a presentation at The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace. The Swadelands School pupil was nominated for the award following another successful season that saw him claim his tenth and eleventh consecutive British Championships when he secured…
Lincoln’s Jonathan Brewer (13) was yesterday awarded the RYA North West Regional Youth Champion Award for 2015 in a presentation at The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace. The Priory Academy LSST student has been racing powerboats for 4 years now after following into the sport after his father and grandparents before him, he…
It was a night of glitz, glamour and awards as racers from offshore, circuit and jet bike, were joined by friends, family, sponsors and supporters to celebrate the successes of the 2015 season at the annual RYA Powerboat Racing Awards (Saturday 06 February). Watch all the action from the evening’s ceremony at https://youtu.be/0LG8Nqebhlg A staggering…
Following the creation of a new awards programme at the end of last year, to recognise the contribution of industry partners to the sport, the RYA Powerboat Racing Department are pleased to announce that Pertemps Network and Scarborough Borough Council have been selected as the 2015 season winners. In the category of ‘leading sponsorship of…
Over the last six months the RYA has been conducting an in-depth review of its governance of Powerboat Racing in the UK led by an independent consultant on behalf of the association and a number of conclusions and outcomes have been made. Throughout the process all members of the Powerboat Racing community have had the…
